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Inside Higher Ed Features Op-Ed by Dean Victor Schwartz and Dr. Jerald Kay in Response to Recent Tragedies Apr 22, 2010 -- The recent suicides of college students at Yale and Cornell Universities are rightfully cause for shock and sadness, but also a call to action. No doubt, we wonder how young ...

Speakers Bureau to Bring World-Renowned Scholars from the Classroom to the Community Apr 22, 2010 -- Yeshiva University has launched a comprehensive Speakers Bureau featuring faculty with expertise in a wide array of disciplines. The initiative – under the auspices of YU’s Center for the Jewish ...

Renowned Experts in Relationship Therapy Draw Capacity Crowd at Seminar Organized by CJF and Nefesh Apr 21, 2010 -- More than 320 mental health providers, researchers in the social sciences, fourth-year RIETS rabbinical students, YU roshei yeshiva, and clergy attended a seminar on couples therapy…

Apr 21, 2010 -- More than 320 mental health providers, researchers in the social sciences, fourth-year RIETS rabbinical students, YU roshei yeshiva, and clergy attended a seminar on couples therapy presented by Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman at Yeshiva University. The event ...

Einstein to Increase Research Space and Recruit New Stem Cell Scientists Apr 16, 2010 -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has been awarded $10 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand its stem cell research capabilities. The funds will be used to…

High School Students From Across North America to Convene at Eimatai National Leadership Conference Apr 15, 2010 -- Over 200 high school students from more than 18 day schools across North America will meet on April 25-27 to hone their leadership skills at the Eimatai National Leadership Conference…

Apr 15, 2010 -- Over 200 high school students from more than 18 day schools across North America will meet on April 25-27 to hone their leadership skills at the Eimatai National Leadership Conference in Stamford, Connecticut. Eimatai, a project of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future…

Apr 13, 2010 -- “My motto is sapere aude, Latin for dare to learn,” said Jane Kitaevich, explaining her seemingly endless thirst for knowledge in multifarious spheres. Growing up in conflict-ridden Tbilisi, Georgia, a child of a physicist and a music teacher, Kitaevich, a senior at Yeshiva ...

Apr 13, 2010 -- Ari Lamm, a Yeshiva College senior and resident of West Hempstead, was recently awarded a Fulbright Grant – a first for a Yeshiva University undergraduate. He will spend next semester pursuing a master’s degree in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at University College London School of ...

Apr 9, 2008 -- By outfitting immune-system killer cells with a new pair of genes, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University transformed them into potent weapons that destroy cells infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Their novel strategy of genetically ...